Russian trade in goods with Trinidad and Tobago in Q2 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Trinidad and Tobago
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Trinidad and Tobago was $118,751,877, down 41.42% ($83,955,147) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $118,568,483, down 41.50% ($84,100,433) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $183,394, up 381.25% ($145,286) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $118,385,089, a 41.58% decrease ($84,245,719) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 78th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 65th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0850% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1862% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 67th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 48th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1412% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3050% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 144th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 161st in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0001% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 99.83% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (99.95% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $5,808,244.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $90,012,501.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 5,808,244 | 4.90 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 112,562,169 | 94.93 | 202,574,670 | -44.43 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 52,240 | 0.04 | 181 | 28,761.88 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 18,647 | 0.02 | 16,572 | 12.52 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,810 | 0.00 | 42,368 | -88.65 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,263 | 0.00 | 470 | 594.26 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 4,570 | 0.00 | 6,707 | -31.86 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 13,779 | 0.01 | 27,911 | -50.63 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 100,513 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 248 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 58.45% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (98.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 41.55% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (2.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $76,203;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $69,844.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $761.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 107,191 | 58.45 | 37,347 | 187.01 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 76,203 | 41.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 761 | -100.00 |